厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题.doc

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1、厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题PartIReadingComprehension(40points)PartA(30points)Directions:Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingle

2、tterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．PassageOneQuestions1~5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：Forthelongesttime,Icouldn’tgetworkedupaboutprivacy:myrighttoit；howit’sdying；howwe’reheadedforanevenmorewired，underregulated，overinstrusive，privacy-deprivedplanet．Ishouldalsopointoutthatasnewsdirec

3、torforPathfinder，TimeInc’smegainfomall，andaguywhomakeshislivingontheWeb,Iknowbetterthanmostpeoplethatwe’rehurtlingtowardanevenmoreintrusiveworld.We’reallbeingwatchedbycomputerswheneverwevisitWebsites；bythemereactof“browsing”(itsoundssopassive!)we’regoingpublicinawaythatwasunimaginableadecadeago．Ikno

4、wthisbecauseI’mawatchertoo．WhenpeoplecometomyWebsite，withouteverknowingtheirnames,Icanpeerovertheirshoulders，recordingwhattheylookat,timinghowlongtheystayonaparticularpage，followingthemaroundPathfinder’ssprawlingofferings．Noneofthiswouldbothermeintheleast，Isuspect，ifafewyearsago，myphone,likeMarley’s

5、ghost,hadn’tgivenmeaglimpseofthenightmarestocome．OnThanksgivingweekendin1995,someone(presumablyacriticofabookmywifeandIhadjustwrittenaboutcomputerhackers)forwardedmyhometelephonenumbertoanout-of-stateansweringmachine’whereunsuspectingcallerstryingtoreachmeheardamalevoiceidentifyhimselfasmeandsaysome

6、extremelyrudethings．Then，withtypicalhackeraplomb,thepranksteraskedpeopletoleavetheirmessages(whichtomysurprisemanyCallers,includingmymother，did)．ThiswentonforseveraldaysuntilmywifeandIfiguredoutthatsomethingwaswrong(“Hey…whyhasn’tthephonerungsinceWednesday?”)andgotourphoneservicerestored．Itseemedfun

7、nyatfirst，anditgaveusaswellstorytotellonourbooktour.Buttheinterloperwhoseizedourtelephonelinecontinuedtohitusevenafterthetourended.Andhitusagainandagainforthenextsixmonths：Thephonecompanyseemedpowerle